Maps

2,499 maps found.

1904-1906, Wallacetown Ref. RNC859876
1904-1905, Wandel Dyke Ref. RNC860328
1899, Watley's End Ref. RNC862029
1899, Westend Ref. RNC865403
1901-1903, Westoe Ref. RNC866248
1919, Almondsbury Ref. POP624457
1898-1899, Yate Ref. RNC875679
1904-1905, Whitehill Ref. RNC868695
1899, Whiteshill Ref. RNC869118
1899, Wick Ref. RNC869734
1904-1905, Wilsontown Ref. RNC870791
1904-1905, The Murray Ref. RNC846471
1898-1899, The Rocks Ref. RNC846513
1905, Turnberry Ref. RNC854488
1898-1899, Tormarton Ref. RNC850356
1919, Yate Ref. POP875679
1919, Westerleigh Hill Ref. POP865771
1925, Whiteleas Ref. POP868945
1946, Avening Green Ref. NPO629157
1919, Tytherington Ref. POP856233

Books

23 books found. Showing results 1,561 to 23.

Memories

1,578 memories found. Showing results 651 to 660.

Osterley Park

In 1930 I was born at Northumberland Avenue, Isleworth: parallel to the Great West Road and behind St Francis Church. As Osterley Park was so near I used to play, with my chums, frequently in the grounds of the park. We had many ...Read more

A memory of Osterley in 1945 by John Rose

The Co Op In Conway Street Corner Of Cathcart Street

My first job when I left school (St Hughes, Park Road South) at 15 was in this shop. I was there for 3 years, until I left for bigger money at Levers. The manager was Jack Francis, a decent ...Read more

A memory of Birkenhead in 1961 by Tony Duffy

1932 1973

I feel a bit of a gatecrasher here, as I've been living in Suffolk since 1973!  Basically though, even though I'm a wrinkly/pensioner, I'm a South Suburban Surrey Boy, through and through! Born 1932 in 144 Garendon Road, our postal ...Read more

A memory of Morden by Bill Mallion

Scackleton C Of E School

Mine is not so much my memory as an account of the doings/correspondance relating to Scackleton School from Sept 17th 1928 to the early 1930s. I picked up this school log book in a junk shop 30 years ago and it's just ...Read more

A memory of Scackleton

Memories And The Tunnel

I remember the loyalty to family and friends who worked at the pit. My grandfathers (Frickley) did, my father was a fitter and turner there at South Kirkby colliery. I miss the place. I remember digging a hole with my ...Read more

A memory of South Kirkby in 1969 by Leslie Baddeley

Schooldays And Teens

Lowfield Heath School. 21 pupils. Head Teacher, Miss Ryde, and assistant Miss Ivy Walder. Miss Walder later married Bob Riley. Where are some other pupils now? I remember Margaret Dudman, David Slaughter, Barbara ...Read more

A memory of Lowfield Heath in 1946 by Tony Tester

Tracing Any Descendents Of Sarah And David Davies

I've just recently started to build my family tree and my family on my maternal side comes from Garnant, South Wales. My mother's name was Olive Nora Dicks, she was born in Garnant in 1924, she had ...Read more

A memory of Garnant by Deborah Pepper

Parc Slip Explosion And My Memories Of Aberkenfig

Parc Slip Exposion – 26th August 1892 and-My memories of home life and school On the morning of Friday the 26th August 1892 an explosion occurred at Parc Slip Colliery, The Fountain, ...Read more

A memory of Aberkenfig in 1890 by Catherine Delahay

A Long Time Ago

My father Leonard Alfred Passfield was born in South Ockendon, in 1916 to Fred Passfield and Emily Jane who lived in North Street. Many are the stories he told me of his early life in South Ockendon. He had three brothers, ...Read more

A memory of South Ockendon in 1910 by Robert Passfield

The Stables

As a young arrogant doctor with an imposing E-Type Jaguar, I was privileged to live at the stables with assorted collegues. One a gynaecologist, now in Cape Town, one a London based psychiatrist of vivid eccentricity and one more, ...Read more

A memory of Wheatfield by Michael Smith

Captions

2,476 captions found. Showing results 1,561 to 1,584.

Caption For Wilmington, The Long Man C1960

The design of this huge, ancient giant, on the South Downs near Eastbourne, is cleverly elongated vertically to counteract the effect of foreshortening when viewed from below the hillside.

Caption For Wootton Bassett, The Market, High Street 1906

This view looks south to the old Town Hall, the building in the centre in the distance. The street is thronged with farmers and their families.

Caption For Crickhowell, The Castle 1893

Crickhowell Castle lies 12 miles south-east of Brecon. The original stronghold was a timber motte and bailey, and belonged to the de Turberville family.

Caption For Boston, Shodfriars Hall 1889

In South Street, Shodfriars Hall is an echo of the four friaries established in the medieval town.

Caption For Hitchin, The River Hiz 1931

The river to the east of the church has been widened and landscaped, and bridges built to the north and south of the Churchyard.

Caption For St Austell, Blowing House Valley C1884

Looking south just outside the centre of St Austell we see one of I K Brunel's timber viaducts on stone piers built in 1858 for the new Cornwall Railway.

Caption For Long Melford, The Green And Melford Hall C1955

This is taken from the north end of the Green, looking south towards Hall Street, showing the wide expanse of the Green, where fairs are still held.

Caption For Bournville, Mary Vale Road 1949

Situated 4.5 miles south of Birmingham, Bournville was chosen by George Cadbury in 1879 as the site for his new factory and for a model village for his workers.

Caption For West Marden, Village C1955

This sizeable hamlet on the Downs south of Harting has no church, but boasts some attractive flint cottages and fine scenery.There is plenty of history here: Bow Hill was a great Stone Age centre

Caption For Lancaster, Penny Street C1950

Lancaster is on the edge of the Lake District, and an important point on routes both north and south.

Caption For York, St Marys Abbey C1873

The south face was undergoing repair work at this time. Pollution, mainly from the smoke from the railways, did a lot of damage to both glass and stone.

Caption For North Holmwood, Church Walk C1955

Now merged with Dorking, North Holmwood is one of three small villages along the west side of the large and mostly wooded Holmwood Common - the other two villages are Mid Holmwood and South

Caption For Burnley, Towneley Hall 1906

Some parts of the south-east wing go back to the 14th century, and the clock over the entrance has been marking the passing of time for about 350 years.

Caption For Billingshurst, Church Causeway 1912

The main line railway station is to the south of the village centre.

Caption For Lyme Regis, St Michaels Private Hotel 1925

We are looking south-eastwards from the carriageway; the next-door neighbours are St Anne's at No 6 (left) and Shamien House at No 8 (right).

Caption For Dudley, Panoramic View From Castle Keep C1955

The direction is south-east, and municipal buildings occupy the centre ground. Centre left is the combined police and fire station in Tower Street, referred to earlier. Note the six-storey tower.

Caption For Sandilands, The Village C1955

This view is taken from the steps up to the sea wall behind the dunes, and looks across the small resort of Sandilands, just south of Sutton on Sea.

Caption For Blackpool, St John's Church Interior 1890

The Roman Catholic church was designed by the famous architect Welby Pugin, and other places of worship were Holy Trinity at South Shore and Christ Church.

Caption For Chertsey, Guildford Street 1908

A young boy pushes a handcart towards the camera on this street running south towards the church of St Peter, as two elegantly hatted ladies drive their pony and trap past a sunbathing dog on the pavement

Caption For Salfords, The General Napier 1911

South of Redhill, east of the A23 Brighton Road and west of the M23 motorway, Salfords has avoided much of the development that has affected less isolated parts of this area.

Caption For Worksop, Bridge Street 1967

Now further down Bridge Street, Frith's photographer was looking south uphill past the Newcastle Street crossroads.

Caption For Desborough, War Memorial And Church C1955

We are looking south towards the church of St Giles, which dates from the early 13th century; the war memorial stands behind aptly named Dunkirk Avenue on the left.

Caption For Clun, View From The Mowdens C1960

In medieval times, the Mowdens and the surrounding district were all part of Clun Forest, and subject to Forest Law in much the same way as the New Forest in the south of England.

Caption For Rugby, Junction Of High Street And Sheep Street 1922

Nowadays, new estates or developments have streets named according to some irrelevant theme - anything from Cumbrian lakes to South American countries.